Ricky Gervais to bring David Brent to the big screen as he starts work on follow-up movie to hit sitcom The Office

Ricky Gervais is starting work on a follow-up film to his hit sitcom The Office which will bring his David Brent character to the big screen.

The film, called Life On The Road, will catch up with the middle-manager and would-be rock star 15 years after the end of the hit BBC show.

Viewers will see him struggling to attract an audience to a self-financed UK tour.

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What's that? Ricky Gervais is bringing back The Office character David Brent in a new movie

The Office, set in a paper merchants in Slough, made Gervais a star and was shown in more than 100 countries and remade in countries including the United States, Chile and the Czech Republic.

It also boosted the careers of stars including Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook who played rival salesmen Tim and Gareth.

Gervais, who has gone on to write and appear in shows including Extras and Derek, recently posted a series of videos on YouTube called Learn Guitar With David which led to him reviving the character for a series of gigs.

Iconic: The Office, set in a paper merchants in Slough, made Gervais a star and was shown in more than 100 countries and remade in countries including the United States, Chile and the Czech Republic

Moving on: The film, called Life On The Road, will catch up with the middle-manager and would-be rock star 15 years after the end of the hit BBC show

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His performance in Derek saw him nominated for the outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Emmy alongside names including The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons and Episodes' Matt LeBlanc.

But he famously brought his hilarious character Brent back for a Comic Relief special in 2013, much to the delight of his fans.

Bring it on: The BBC film is expected to go into production next year

Dropping hints: Ricky retweeted this moment from The Office earlier

Perhaps dropping a hint about the exciting new development, Ricky retweeted a picture of David Brent conversing with his hapless sidekick Gareth, along with a quote from the show.

Gareth said: 'I'd step in,' before David replies: 'Nah, this is big boy s**t... but cheers,' before adding: #TheOffice is now on @netflix

He also retweeted a link to a story about the movie news, which had the words: 'A good idea is a good idea forever #Brentsback' attached to it.

Multi-talented: Ricky's performance in Derek saw him nominated for the outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Emmy alongside names including The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons and Episodes' Matt LeBlanc